openai/gpt-oss-120b vs @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Lower price
@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Faster
@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Higher efficiency
openai/gpt-oss-120b
Input price
$0.10
$0.00
Output price
$0.50
$0.00
Context window
128K
128K
Throughput
158 tok/s
171 tok/s
Availability
99.7%
99.5%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
OPENAI
-CF
Chat assistant
$90.00
$0.00
RAG / long context
$165.00
$0.00
Agent / tool use
$252.00
$0.00
Efficiency score: openai/gpt-oss-120b
Across price, speed and reliability, openai/gpt-oss-120b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is openai/gpt-oss-120b or @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct cheaper?+
@cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, openai/gpt-oss-120b or @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct?+
Across price, speed and reliability, openai/gpt-oss-120b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.